The Intentional Advantage

I'm so excited to introduce you to Sarah Herron, the Executive Director of SheLift, a female-focused community encouraging women to cultivate confidence and self-acceptance through adventure and authenticity. A Colorado native, Sarah first gained notoriety on ABC's The Bachelor for being the first contestant with a physical disability. With nearly 10 years of experience in marketing and advertising and five years as a social influencer, it's Sarah's personal mission today to ensure SheLift is the platform women turn to for inclusive, body positivity visibility, and inspiration. Today, Sarah shares her story and her experiences in finding courage and power through her differences.

What's In This Episode:

Finding power in standing out

How to find courage and conviction in the pursuit of goals

Not letting other people's perceptions shape you

Today, we're diving into how to manage our fear so we can get the courage to pursue something we're truly passionate about. I'll share the two different kinds of fear we have, and why the second one is probably the most common for you. Learn the differences between courage and fearlessness, and start managing your fear in a healthy way, and push forward to go after anything you're dreaming of.

What's In This Episode:

Being fearless vs. being courageous

Why fear can be healthy for you

5 steps for managing fear in any situation

The difference between survival fear and perception fear

Today I'm sitting down with author, speaker, and entrepreneur, Jenn Jett, to talk all about knowing your Enneagram type and how it can change your life. Jenn will explain the Enneagram test and how knowing your number can really help you move forward to becoming that best version of yourself.

What's In This Episode:

What is the Enneagram test

Becoming more compassionate through the Enneagram tool

How to determine your Enneagram number

How environment and learning play into your Enneagram number

The value of knowing the enneagram number of others

A good night's sleep can be the difference between a highly productive day and a draggy, unproductive one. Today I'm going to highlight some of the negative effects of not getting the right amount of sleep. Then, I'll talk about boosting your productivity with a nap and share some tips and routines that can help you to fall asleep faster and make your environment more sleep-friendly.

What's In This Episode:

The negative ways that lack of sleep affects decision making and other important functions

How sleep impacts human growth and aging

The role of inadequate sleep in depression

Strategies for determining how much sleep you need to be your best self

How to nap for maximum productivity

The Relax and Win method to fall asleep quickly

7 tips to achieving a better night's sleep

Today we're taking a look at how to organize and streamline paperwork, bills, and expenses and set up systems to downsize debt and grow savings. We'll talk about tools to make finances and saving easy and pain-free. These steps toward finding financial freedom can offer a big boost to your confidence and go far to help you to feel more like the true you.

What's In This Episode:

How to best sort and organize paperwork

Using smart techniques to automate and simplify financial responsibilities

Creating systems that make saving simple and pain-free

Tools for avoiding the Diderot effect as income increases

Strategies to downsizing your debt

Today, our focus is figuring out how to organize ALL the "stuff" in our lives, why it's important to organize, and how clutter can actually affect our mental health and even our happiness. I'll share some strategies to help you organize your home, and I'll share one of my very favorite techniques called the Mount Vernon Method. All the ideas I'm sharing today will help you tackle any project around the house and allow you to get organized.

What's In This Episode:

The connection between clutter and your health, productivity, and emotional wellbeing

How you can get more organized with the Mount Vernon Method

Getting rid of your guilt while you clear out the clutter

4 steps to getting your project organized without all the stress

Dorothy Beal is a runner, a writer, and a body-positive activist who believes runners come in all shapes and sizes and that if you run, you have a runner's body. She is the founder and creator of the I Have a Runner's Body and I Run This Body movement. As a marathon runner, Dorothy believes that exercise has the power to transform your life and that one of the most significant barriers that can hold us back is our mind. Today, we talk about when she first became a runner, digging in on the harder days, changing the way we approach health goals, and what prompted her to start her campaigns. Today, you'll get motivated to start your self-love journey - whatever that may look like for you - whether it's going for a run or getting started on another goal you want to accomplish.

What's In This Episode:

The benefits of discovering your new passion or hobby

How to push through low points to get to the high points

The secret to overcoming the feeling of not wanting to show up

How to shift your focus to health goals instead of numbers

How do you make yourself work even when you don't want to? Today, our focus is all about getting motivated. We're talking about the basics of motivation and procrastination, how to jump-start yourself when you're not in the mood to do much of anything at all, and I'll be sharing six ways to stop procrastinating and get moving.

What's In This Episode:

3 reasons we tend to procrastinate & how you can work around them

Using fear as motivation instead of letting it paralyze you

6 strategies to help you overcome procrastination

What internal focus of control is and how it will help you become more motivated

What do you do if those around you aren't bought into your new goal or dream? Are you constantly looking for permission from others? Today, we're focusing on what to do when you're looking for support and there isn't really anyone around you buying in. We'll also talk about making good choices and feeling confident in those decisions.

What's In This Episode:

How to get support from the important people around us

6 steps to take when you're trying to get someone to buy in on something you believe in

Learning to persevere even when others don't support you

Dealing with analysis paralysis when making decisions

3 tips to feel more confident in your decision making

Who do you want to be? It's a big & necessary question for us to think through as we spend this season uncovering the true you. In today's episode, we're talking about defining who you want to be and how envisioning your future self can help you to define who you are and where you want to go in life. I'll also share how your virtues play a big role in determining your future self.

What's In This Episode:

Thinking about your future self to help identify your path

Setting yourself up for success in the future with the decisions you're making today

Keeping your virtues & values in mind when imagining your future self

2 types of virtues and how they can help you determine who you want to be